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Gibbs-White transfer in danger of COLLAPSE as Nottingham Forest threaten Tottenham with legal action
Suraj Radia
- 11 Jul 2025 13:36 BST
- 4 min read
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Tottenham’s proposed transfer for Morgan Gibbs-White is in jeopardy with Nottingham Forest consulting their lawyers due to an alleged illegal approach for the midfielder.
Gibbs-White was scheduled to have a medical at Tottenham today after a whirlwind 24 hours where it emerged the 25-year-old had a £60 million (€70m) release clause in his contract which Spurs quickly activated.
Current ETV
Morgan Gibbs-White
M, AM (C)
Nottingham
Morgan Gibbs-White
M, AM (C)
Nottingham
ETV Range
€50.6M - €61.9M
However, Sky Sports report that Forest have ceased all communication with Tottenham and are aiming to take legal action to at least delay the transfer, having believed that they never gave the North London side permission to speak to Gibbs-White.
Forest are also alleged to believe that there has been a breach in confidentiality over Gibbs-White’s release clause due to Tottenham bidding the exact amount to activate it.
While it is unclear whether Forest are able to block the transfer entirely, the deal is expected to be delayed as the Midlands outfit prepare a complaint to the Premier League.
Tottenham had held talks with Forest on Thursday over the transfer before it rapidly progressed into Gibbs-White’s release clause being activated and a medical being booked for Friday but neither club has formally commented on the situation.
Tottenham aim to pull off coup with Gibbs-White transfer despite Forest delay
Gibbs-White has been instrumental for Forest since his €29.5m transfer from Wolves in 2022, with the midfielder receiving caps for England and building a reputation as one of the best players outside the ‘top six’.
Manchester City were among the teams who were considering a deal for Gibbs-White this summer but their interest cooled after the signing of Rayan Cherki, giving Tottenham a clear path to making their move.
Having signed Mohammed Kudus from West Ham this week too, Tottenham were aiming to act quickly to avoid rivals getting involved for Gibbs-White but it appears that the stall in the deal could see it potentially collapse or require additional compensation to complete.
Forest are reluctant to lose another key player after seeing Newcastle close in on a €60m transfer for Anthony Elanga, which is expected to be announced imminently.
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